Store-service apparatus.



No.v 892,631.

PATENTED JULY 7, 1908. P TRIPKE. STORE SERVICE APPARATUS.

`APPLIOA'IION FILED JUNE 11, 1908.

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STORE-SERVICE APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 1908.

Application led June 11, 1906. Serial No. 321,126.

T o all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, PAUL TRIPKE, citizen of the United States, and resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Store-Service Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a store service apparatus, and the object is to produce an apparatus of this class which will raise and ower the basket more easily, and automatically lock the basket in position when raised and lowered.

Another object is to provide the basket with a hinged bottom, and self acting latches.

Another object is to produce a cheap simple and easily operating mechanism.

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1, is an elevation view of my improved store service a paratus. Fig. 2 is an enlarged front view oi the car with basket attached. Fig. 3 is an edge view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is another enlarged front view of the car showing the same on one cable. Fig. 5 is an edge view'oi" Fig. 4 showing the basket in lowered position. 6 is an enlarged plan View ofone form of locking bar. Fig. 7 is another enlarged plan view of another form of locking bar. Fig. 8 is a front view of part of the actuating arm.

2 is the car. In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 it is shown with four traveling wheels 3, held apart by straps 4 and 5. These wheels revolve over cables 6 suspended between the bracket posts 7 secured to the ceiling 8. The cables are tightened by turnbuckles 9, or other means. The traveling wh/eels 3 support the car -frame 10, which is provided on opposite sides with guide ways 12, through which pass and slide the basket supporting tubes or tubular rods 13,attached at one end to the basket 30, in any approved manner. On the cross piece 14, of the car 'frame 10, is placed the automatic-locking bar 15, held thereto by guides 16, on cross piece 14, (see Fig. 6). The outer ends of this locking bar 15, are each provided with a large hole 18, terminating in an elongated slot 19. The large hole allows the supporting tubes or tubular rods 13, to pass through or down when the basket is lowered, but is not large enough to let the head 20, The elongated slot 19 tubes 13, so as to hold the basket up in place. This locking bar is held in one direction by the spring 26. To let the basket 30, down itis only necessary to move the bar in the opposite direction which is done by the lever arm 27, and the cord 28, attached thereto, or in any other similar manner. This will bring the large holes 18 on a line with the tubes 13, and thereby permit the tubes or tubular rods to descend or pass down. But when the basket is lifted and shoved up in place, the elongated slots 19 will, through the action of the spring 26, automatically engage with shoulder 24 of the tubes 13, and thus hold the basket up in place to be filled or to be carried across the wires.

In order to permit the basket 3() being lowered a greater distance than is possible to do with tubes 13, as shown in Figs. 2-3, I'

use the intermediate tubes 53, see Figs. 4-5, laced between the supporting tubes or tubuar rods 50 and the lguide ways 54. The intermediate tubes slide in said guide ways, 54 and are each provided with a head or shoulder 62, which acts against stops formed in the bottom of the guides to prevent said tubes from being withdrawn therefrom, when drawn down their full length.

The supporting tube or tubular rods slide within the intermediate tubes, and to revent said supporting tubes from being withdrawn therefrom when down, I provide each supporting tube with a head or shoulder 52 which acts against stops on the bottom of intermediate tubes. The supporting tubes are attached to the basket 51.

The locking bar 55, (see Figs. 4-7) is placed on the cross arm 56 of the frame. This bar 55, is provided with large holes 57, and with elongated holes or slots 58. The spring 59 retains the bar in one direction, and it is moved in the other by the lever 60, which is operated by the cord 61. The large holes allow the heads or the shoulders of the -main supporting tubes 50 to pass through when lowered; and the elongated slots 58 oi this bar, engage with the shoulders 52, when the main supporting tubes are raised, in order to hold them and the basket, attached thereto, up in place.

The baskets 3() and 51 are ofthe same construction, and therefore it is only necessary to describe basket 30. The basket has a hinged bottom 32, which is held up to the basket by self-acting latches 29', operated by rod 46, having knobs at each end. Now, when the basket is down (see Figs. Se) and it is desired to remove the contents, simply litt the latches by the rod 46 which will permit the bottom to drop down u on the hinges. To close the basket, simp y' swing the bottom up, and the self-acting latches 29, will catch and hold it up in place.

I-do not confine myself to the use of two cables, as I iindthat my invention will operate with one cable (see Fig. 4).V

The operating or propelling mechanism for moving the car across the wires consists of a spring actuating arm 70, which is pivoted on the bracket 71 secured in any suitable manner on the ceiling post or arm 7. The arm 70 is moved inward by the operating lever 73 fulcrumed on the bracket 71. This lever is connected to the actuating arm, by toggle link 74. The arm 70 is connected at the upper end to the spring 75, and at the lower end to spring 76. -To assist the actuating arm 70 to shove the car along, I fork the lower end of this arm (see Fig. 8).

To move or shove the car over the wire or wires, ull down lever 73 by the cord 77. This w1 l compress the toggle lever and draw the actuating arm inward (see dotted lines Fig. '1, left hand side) which will-stretch the spring 75 and compress the spring 76. N ow by suddenly releasing the lever the two springs will give the actuating arm sufficient force to shove or force the car across the wire or wires.

What I claim is:

1. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the car frame having guides,

the tubes or tubular rods for holding the'basket or receptacle having heads and sliding in the guides of the frame, a locking bar on said frame intended to engage the heads of the tubes or tubular rods when down, and a basket or receptacle fastened to the lower ends of said tubes.

2. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the car frame having guides and two or more traveling wheels, the tubes or tubular rods to which the basket or receptacle is attached having shoulders below the heads thereof and sliding in the guides of the frame, a locking bar on saidY frame intended to engage the shoulders of the tubular rods when up, and a basket or receptacle fastened to the lower ends of said tubes.

3. In a store service apparatus, and in combination with the car frame having guides and two or more traveling wheels, the tubes or tubular rods having shoulders, the heads on said rods placed above the shoulders on rods, a locking means placed on said frame and engaging with the shoulders of the rods for retaining said rods when up said rods sliding in guides on frame, and a basket or receptacle fastened to the lower end of said tubes or tubular rods.

4. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the car having two or more wheels, the tubes or tubular rods having heads and shoulders, and sliding in guidel ways of car frame a basket fastened to said tubes, and means for retaining the tubes when up and means for retaining the tubes when down.

5. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the carrier and basket supporting tubes or tubular rods, a locking-bar sliding on said carrier and provided with elongated slots to engage shoulders and heads on tubular rods whether up or down, and holes to allow said tubular rods to pass when sliding or moving downward, means for actuating said locking-bar in one direction and means for moving said bar in the opposite direction.

6. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the basket supporting tubes or tubular rods, a basket attached to said tubes, a bottom hinged to said basket, and means for locking said bottom to the basket, consisting of self-acting latches secured on to said basket.

7. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the car frame having guides, a lowering device for lowering the basket or receptacle, consisting of tubes or tubular rods having shoulders and sliding in said guides on frame, a looking bar with slots sliding on car frames to engage said shoulders, a spring on locking bar to move and keep said bar in one direction, a basket or receptacle fastened to the lower ends of tubes or tubular rods.

8. A-basket lowering device and in combination with the car frame having guides, the tubes or tubular rods having heads and sliding in said guides on car frames, a locking bar with elongated slots and holes and sliding on car frame to engage the heads on tubes or tubular rods, means for moving the locking bar in one direction, a spring on locking bar to move and keep said bar in opposite direction, a basket or receptacle fastened to lower ends of tubes or tubular rods.

9. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the car having two or more traveling wheels and guides on car frame, thek basket supporting tubes or tubular rods having heads and shoulders and sliding in guides on frame, a locking bar sliding on frame and en aging with the heads of basket supporting ro s or tubes, and a receptacle or'basket fastened to the lower ends of said tubes or tubular rods.

10. In a store service apparatus and in combination with the car having two or more traveling wheels and suitable tubular guides on car frame, and the extension tubular rods having shoulders and heads as shown, and sliding within the tubular guides on car frame, a locking bar sliding on car frame and engaging the lheads of the extension tubular rods when up, and a receptacle or basket attached to the lower ends of said extension tubular rods.

11. In a store service apparatus and in combination With the oar having uides on oar frame, the tubes or tubular ro s having heads and shoulders and sliding in guides on oar frame, a looking bar sliding on car frame and having elongated slots to engage shoulders and heads on tubular rods, and also having holes to allow said tubular rods to pass up or down, a basket or rece taole fastened to lower part of tubes or tubular rods, a bot- 10 tom hinged to said basket, and means for looking said bottom to basket consisting of self-acting latches secured on said basket.

Signed at Jersey City in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey this 2 day of June A. D; 1906.

PAUL TRIPKE.

Vitnesses:

F. BARRITT, E. W. DIEMER. 

